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On July 19–21, 2001, over 200,000 people took to the streets of Genoa to protest against the ongoing G8 summit. Anti-globalization activists clashed with the police, with 23-year-old protester Carlo…

Set in the near future, Lockout follows a falsely convicted ex-government agent , whose one chance at obtaining freedom lies in the dangerous mission of rescuing the President’s daughter from…

A drama set at a Swiss ski resort and centered on a boy who supports his sister by stealing from wealthy guests.

Two young men, one Israeli and one Palestinian, discover they were accidentally switched at birth.

A documentary concerning the violent Italian ‘poliziotteschi’ cinematic movement of the 1970s which, at first glance, seem to be rip-offs of American crime films like DIRTY HARRY or THE GODFATHER,…

Chornobyl, 1986, a few hours before the disaster. Piotr and Anya’s wedding is interrupted by a fire at the power station.

Marion and Mingus both come from failed relationships but, by bringing their children together, they’ve managed to form a small yet happy family. Tensions in their household soon begin to…

A resort for individuals who want to lose weight is helps several women discover friendships, acceptance with body image and hard truths.

A look at the relationship between Marie Antoinette and one of her readers during the final days of the French Revolution.

Today, against a backdrop of sharply increasing demand, growth in the world population and the growing impact of an unsettled climate, water has become one of the most precious natural…

A biopic of French pop star Claude Francois, most famous for co-writing the song ‘My Way’. Tracing his life from his childhood in Egypt through his success in France to…

A fisheries expert is approached by a consultant to help realize a sheik’s vision of bringing the sport of fly-fishing to the desert and embarks on an upstream journey of…

An intimate, affecting portrait of the life and work of ground-breaking performance artist and music pioneer Genesis Breyer P-Orridge (Throbbing Gristle, Psychic TV) and his wife and collaborator, Lady Jaye,…

A police inspector must solve two grisly murders. The problem is that his only suspect is a blind man.

A noir thriller told from the point of view of a femme fatale, who falls for the detective in charge of a murder case.

Eight short films explore the subject of male infidelity. Serial cheaters, Fred and Greg, spend a night on the town doing what they do best, and with absolutely no regrets….

Toussaint opposes the Spanish army and joins the French troops. On Saint-Domingue he succeeds to push the English back. He proclames himself as the gouvernor of Saint-Domingue. To restore the…

In 1990s Belfast, a woman is forced to betray all she believes in for the sake of her son.

A dangerous, sexy, poignant and at times darkly funny story about two people who desperately want intimacy but have fashioned lives of reclusivity and emotional fracture which ultimately spells the…

Inspired by the true story of the first giraffe to visit France, Zarafa is a sumptuously animated and stirring adventure, and a throwback to a bygone era of hand-drawn animation…

In 1932, the writer Paul Nizan published “The New Watchdogs” to denounce the philosophers and writers of his time who, sheltering behind intellectual neutrality, imposed themselves as true watchdogs of…

A man takes his dog for an early morning walk around the streets and alleyways of a Parisian suburb. On returning home, he decides instead to continue to a secluded…

Police commander Simon Weiss, head of the division that supervises Paris’s demi-monde, starts out on his nightly tour of bars, discos and strip clubs, making sure once again that the…

At the South Pole, the walruses install a rule of terror for the penguins. Tommy and his sister travel to the Equator, where legend says a jungle ‘penguin warrior’ and…

Alice and her friends are approaching the end of the school year where their dead-end lives will end and the chance of a new life will begin. Before heading off…

A look at the life of Margaret Thatcher, the former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, with a focus on the price she paid for power.

Albert Nobbs struggles to survive in late 19th century Ireland, where women aren’t encouraged to be independent. Posing as a man, so she can work as a butler in Dublin’s…

On the Arabian Peninsula in the 1930s, two warring leaders come face to face. The victorious Nesib, Emir of Hobeika, lays down his peace terms to rival Amar, Sultan of…

A French woman mourning over the death of her husband three years prior is courted by a Swedish co-worker.

Shuji is an uncompromising young filmmaker at odds with Japanese society. One day he learns that his loan shark brother, who had helped to finance his films, has been executed…

The story of infidelity: there are three couples, three different fates, three ways to overcome infidelity, three ways to spice up their relationship. Through their journey, these figures lead us…

Sarah tells Paul that she wants out of their marriage; the next day she disappears. A year later and Paul along with their children return to his childhood town to…

Lucie, Ben and William search an old woman’s home for a hidden treasure and they encounter a series of supernatural events that change them forever.

A young Tutsi woman and a young Hutu man fall in love amid chaos; a soldier struggles to foster a greater good while absent from her family; and a priest…

A real estate agent from Paris arrives in Los Angeles to settle his late mother’s estate, but a found photograph sends him on an impromptu journey to Mexico to find…

The story of Aung San Suu Kyi as she becomes the core of Burma’s democracy movement, and her relationship with her husband, writer Michael Aris.

A hitman named Tul is shot in the head during an assignment. When he wakes up from a two month coma Tul discovers that he literally sees everything upside down.

A winter defined by feast or famine, shattered snowfall records and endless droughts, tidal waves, floods, and for many, a season that simply would not end. In a time where…

Lisa and Marine live a life of relative companionship together, where the only man permitted into the equation is Lisa’s young son, Leo. However, their simple existence is thrown into…

Several interconnected chapters follow a variety of Parisian couples navigating love, desire, and relationships. Isabelle, frustrated by a year of celibacy, rejects her friend Zoé’s offer to “borrow” her husband…